Aberdeen finances and accounts
Aberdeen turned over $21.3m in 2022/23 and paid $16.1m in staff costs, which is 75.7% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Aberdeen turned over in each year we hold accounts for.
Every measure, season by season
Costs are shown as the amount paid. A dash is a measure Aberdeen does not report on its own.
Staff costs and player amortisation sit inside total operating costs rather than on top of them.
| MEASURE | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $21,290,850$21.3m | $18,706,950$18.7m | $14,944,500$14.9m | $19,352,250$19.4m | $21,502,800$21.5m | $20,810,250$20.8m | $20,629,350$20.6m | $18,108,900$18.1m |
| Staff costs | $16,108,200$16.1m | $13,815,900$13.8m | $12,630,600$12.6m | $13,189,500$13.2m | $12,471,300$12.5m | $11,561,400$11.6m | $10,477,350$10.5m | $9,202,950$9.2m |
| Salaries and salaries | $14,180,400$14.2m | $12,204,000$12.2m | $11,155,050$11.2m | $11,682,900$11.7m | $11,071,350$11.1m | $10,195,200$10.2m | $9,350,100$9.4m | $8,263,350$8.3m |
| Social security costs | $1,772,550$1.8m | $1,474,200$1.5m | $1,347,300$1.3m | $1,364,850$1.4m | $1,289,250$1.3m | $1,188,000$1.2m | $1,073,250$1.1m | $889,650$890k |
| Pension costs | $155,250$155k | $137,700$138k | $128,250$128k | $141,750$142k | - | $178,200$178k | $54,000$54k | $49,950$50k |
| Player amortisation | $1,537,650$1.5m | $1,148,850$1.1m | $1,039,500$1m | $598,050$598k | $608,850$609k | $1,135,350$1.1m | $229,500$230k | $203,850$204k |
| Total operating costs | $29,758,050$29.8m | $25,852,500$25.9m | $21,955,050$22m | $23,288,850$23.3m | $22,891,950$22.9m | $21,830,850$21.8m | $19,909,800$19.9m | $17,504,100$17.5m |
| Profit on player sales | $10,060,200$10.1m | $1,297,350$1.3m | $4,018,950$4m | -$292,950$293k | $415,800$416k | $430,650$431k | $900,450$900k | - |
| Operating result | -$8,467,200$8.5m | -$7,145,550$7.1m | -$7,010,550$7m | -$3,936,600$3.9m | -$1,389,150$1.4m | -$1,020,600$1m | $719,550$720k | $604,800$605k |
| Pre-tax result | $1,516,050$1.5m | -$2,956,500$3m | -$3,094,200$3.1m | -$4,330,800$4.3m | -$6,770,250$6.8m | -$591,300$591k | -$2,092,500$2.1m | -$2,235,600$2.2m |
| Salaries to revenue | 75.7% | 73.9% | 84.5% | 68.2% | 58% | 55.6% | 50.8% | 50.8% |
What the payroll covers
Staff costs are the whole payroll and not just the first team: players, coaching staff, the academy and everyone working at the ground. Aberdeen paid $16.1m against $21.3m of revenue, so 76p of every pound went back out as pay.
Scottish Premiership revenue
The 9 clubs in the division whose accounts cover the same twelve months. Follow a club for its own finances.
Frequently asked questions
How much revenue do Aberdeen make?
Aberdeen turned over $21.3m in 2022/23.
What is the Aberdeen payroll?
Aberdeen paid $16.1m in staff costs in 2022/23, which is 75.7% of revenue.
Do Aberdeen make a profit?
Aberdeen made a pre-tax profit of $1.5m in 2022/23.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number SC005364. Every set of accounts read for this page.
- 2024/25 accounts
- 2023/24 accounts
- 2022/23 accounts
- 2021/22 accounts
- 2020/21 accounts
- 2019/20 accounts
- 2018/19 accounts
- 2017/18 accounts
- 2016/17 accounts
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